On Dec 13, 11:56*am, blake murphy > wrote:
> On Sat, 13 Dec 2008 14:45:29 +0000, Chong Dak wrote:
> > Sheldon wrote:
> >> On Dec 13, 7:35 am, "Nancy Young" > wrote:
> >>> Charlene Charette wrote:
> >>>> Steve Wertz wrote:
> >>>>> On 12 May 2007 17:25:15 -0700, wrote:
> >>>>>> There is no d in refrigerate.
> >>>>> But there is in 'fridge'. *Go figure.
> >>>> That's because "fridge" comes from "Frigidaire" not "refrigerator".
> >>> And if you spell it "frig" it doesn't look as if it's pronounced "fridge".
>
> >>> nancy
>
> >> Re is used as a preposition here meaning; in re, as to, regarding.
> >> Refrigerate means *regarding cold*.
>
> >> M-W
>
> >> re·frig·er·ate
> >> transitive verb
> >> Etymology: Latin refrigeratus, past participle of refrigerare, from
> >> re- + frigerare to cool, from frigor-, frigus cold — more at frigid
> >> Date: 1534
> >>: to make or keep cold or cool ; specifically : to freeze or chill (as
> >> food) for preservation
> >> ---
>
> >> re
> >> preposition
> >> Etymology: Latin, abl. of res thing — more at real
> >> Date: 1707
> >>: with regard to : in re
> >> ---
>
> > You're confusing the preposition Re with the prefix Re. The preposition
> > does indeed mean in regard to, however in this case it is the prefix Re
> > which means (among other things) again, in words such as rewrite and
> > reread.
>
> > Refrigerate doesn't mean *regarding cold*, it means *to make cold again*
> > or more commonly *to make cold*.
>
> > Both are from Latin so I can understand how you have been confused.
>
> english etymology is among the many subjects about which sheldon knows jack
> shit.

You spelled Jack Schidt incorrectly... you vulva faced spud thieving
mick.